The many versions of Hyrule from regardless of the Zelda franchise's era, sequence, or timeline.
At the same time, within the realms of Hyrule also come more ambiguous additions. While most things can be deciphered through talking to villagers and other locals, some parts of Hyrule are left up to the imagination. These range from small Easter Eggs to full-on side quests.
Windmill Paradox - Ocarina Of Time
Things are already strange when entering the Kakariko Village windmill does not provide any location name. A question mark is all that's displayed, but things get stranger; the man running the windmill is a man named Guru-Guru, who is often considered one of the more underrated characters of Zelda.
In the future, Guru-Guru has descended into madness as he's obsessed with a song that makes the windmill turn faster and never seem to stop. He teaches Link the Song Of Storms, allowing Link to go back in time and teach Guru-Guru's younger self, thus draining the village well of water. It's a bit of a paradox, as Link is the one teaching the song in the first place, but where did the song originate from before Link traveled through time?
Kamaro - Majora's Mask
Majora's Mask is already filled to the brim with dark stories and characters, and it's also got some of the franchise's most difficult dungeons to conquer. One of the strangest is a ghostly dancer name Kamaro who wishes his dance to be taught after Link uses the Song Of Healing upon him. Other than Link teaching townsfolk the dance using Kamaro's mask, nothing else is explained about him.
All that is stated was that he was a dancer in life. Why does he appear in the middle of nowhere? Was he murdered? Was he good or evil in life? None of these questions are answered, and, instead, all that's shown is this strange ghost with an equally strange dance.
The Big Octos - The Wind Waker
When it comes to the giant monster bosses, it's typically implied that they are all under the command of that game's main villain. This is especially the case for the majority of dungeon bosses. However, The Wind Waker introduces a series of bosses that seem more rogue than anything.
In the distance, the player can sometimes spot a flock of seagulls. Heading into this flock will usually result in an encounter with a giant squid known as a Big Octo. There are multiple, with each one providing different rewards upon defeat, but there is no explanation as to whom they serve—if anybody—or where they come from.
Hino's Obsession - Breath Of The Wild
In Breath Of The Wild, a blood moon rises on occasion which affects Hyrule in different ways. One of the creepiest effects is with a character known as Hino. On normal days, Hino seems like a normal guy with a fascination with the blood moon, possibly an astrologist.
That is until the blood moons get closer and closer, making Hino more ecstatic and strange. When Link talks to him while a blood moon is in the sky, he's practically worshipping it as he runs around, giggling with joy over how red it is.
Grog - Ocarina Of Time
In a more depressing part of Ocarina Of Time, Link can meet a skinny man named Grog who resembles Gollum from the Middle-Earth franchise. He's sad and angry, despises his family, and even those around him. Link manages to make him somewhat happy by retrieving his pet blue Cucco for him.
Later in the game, when Link returns to where Grog was spotted in the Lost Woods, a young girl states that Grog has died and even became a skeletal monster known as a Stalfos. It's never explained how Grog came to be the depressed hermit that he was, and yet, it's still sad that he never found happiness.
Hand In The Toilet - Majora's Mask
In Clock Town at the Stock Pot Inn, there is a restroom in which Link can discover a man's hand emerging from the toilet. He has no name and requests paper in return for a heart piece and a spot in the Bomber's Notebook.
Other than that, there is no explanation as to who or what this character is. Is it a creature? A human? A ghost? Why is this being emerging from a toilet, and why does the player only see their hand and arm? It is yet another one of many mysteries in Majora's Mask.
Snowpeak Manor - Twilight Princess
Acting as a dungeon, the Snowpeak Manor is a mysterious location in Twilight Princess. The architecture and militaristic design of Snowpeak Manor suggest that this place was the home of someone with immense power and wealth.
Instead, the manor is abandoned except for the yetis that now call it home. The armors and pictures suggest humans were the original owners but have since ed away. There are even hints at connections to Hylian royalty via the coat of arms that decorate rooms and doors.
Them - Majora's Mask
Majora's Mask broke quite a few Zelda conventions, but this may just be the most extreme departure from the norm. In the game, the young girl Romani on her farm says that strange creatures attack every year and she was going to defend her farm.
When Link decides to her, the farm is invaded by waves of ghostly aliens that are simply known as Them. Who they are and what they want is never explained, but Link needs to defend the farm or else Romani is abducted by the aliens, resulting in her becoming distant and confused, a result of experimentation.
The Imprisoned Shark - Ocarina Of Time
The scientist living on Lake Hylia is already a bizarre character, but nobody expects this on their first playthrough. Sink or swim to the bottom of his pool in Ocarina Of Time and the player will come face to face with a mysterious shark trapped behind bars.
Nothing happens with this shark, unlike so many games that feature sharks, but that's why fans start asking questions. Where did it come from? Is it alive? Why does the scientist have a shark? Once this shark is on the player's mind, it can make them scared to swim in Lake Hylia for fear of such creatures.
The Ghost Of Skyloft - Skyward Sword
Skyward Sword may feature the strangest side quest. Seemingly harking back to Majora's Mask, the voice of a woman in the Skyloft Academy restroom asks Link for paper. After this, Cawlin will want Link to deliver a love letter to a girl in the academy. If Link instead delivers the letter to the restroom, the woman's voice thanks him, moved by the letter.
Upon opening the door, Link discovers a disembodied hand gracefully levitating from the toilet. Later on, at night, Cawlin can be seen sleeping with the ghostly hand stroking his cheek and cooing amorously. The ghost had apparently fallen in love with Cawlin due to his letter. Of course, who this ghost is and why she was haunting the restroom are never explained.
